How to become a Piggery Farm Worker
Assists with routine tasks on a pig farm, such as breeding, farrowing, raising, feeding and animal husbandry.
Main tasks
- Assists with maintaining the health and welfare of pigs, including by inspecting and reporting on their condition
- Provides pigs with feed and water, and implements pig feeding and welfare programs
- Assists with birthing and rearing of piglets
- Moves and weighs pigs
- Undertakes general pig farming activities, such moving and weighing pigs, and cleaning and maintaining pig housing and equipment
Ways in
- TAFE and VET: Certificate III in Pork Production (AHC30422); Certificate I in Agriculture (AHC10222)
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- About 28,300 people work in this job group now, and about 28,900 are projected by 2035. (+1.8%)
- AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.
Related jobs
- Beef Cattle Farm Worker
- Cattle and Sheep Farm Worker
- Dairy Cattle Farm Worker
- Wool Handler
- Livestock Husbandry Worker
- Poultry Farm Worker
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Piggery Farm Worker?
Ways in include: Certificate III in Pork Production; Certificate I in Agriculture.
Is a Piggery Farm Worker a growing career in Australia?
Employment is projected to stay about the same by 2035: about 28,300 people now and 28,900 later (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Do you need a degree to become a Piggery Farm Worker?
Usually not. Only 20% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate III in Pork Production; Certificate I in Agriculture.
Will AI change the work of a Piggery Farm Worker?
AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.
Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
Updated 2026-10-04